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HB 105                                                                                            
The Finance Committee has considered:                                                               
                                                                                                    
    HOUSE BILL NO. 105                                                                              
    "An Act relating to the base student allocation used in the formula                             
    for state funding of public education; and providing for an                                     
    effective date."                                                                                

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and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                 
                                                                                                    
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 105(EDU)                                                                  
    (same title)                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
The report was signed by Representatives Mulder and Williams, Co-                                   
chairs, with the following individual recommendations:                                              
                                                                                                    
Do pass (6):  Whitaker, Harris, Lancaster, Hudson, Mulder, Williams                                 
                                                                                                    
No recommendation (1):  Bunde                                                                       
                                                                                                    
Amend (3):  Croft, Davies, Moses                                                                    
                                                                                                    
A Finance Committee letter of intent for CSHB 105(EDU), signed by                                   
Representatives Mulder and Williams, Co-chairs, appears below:                                      
                                                                                                    
"It is the intent of the legislature that any increases to the foundation                           
formula will provide an opportunity to move Alaskan schools towards                                 
standards-based education.  The legislature intends that any increase in                            
funding will pay for costs associated with improving student                                        
performance by developing standards-based programs, including                                       
implementation of standards, aligning student assessment to standards,                              
adopting instructional models based on basic skills, performance tasks,                             
and projects, and adopting a standards-based reporting system.                                      
                                                                                                    
The Department of Education and Early Development will provide a                                    
summary report to the legislature by March 15, 2002, on actions taken                               
toward implementation by school districts."                                                         
                                                                                                    
The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 105(EDU):                                                
                                                                                                    
1.  Fiscal, Dept. of Education & Early Development                                                  
                                                                                                    
HB 105 was referred to the Rules Committee for placement on the                                     
calendar.